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I can understand why the swastika isn't included on some models. When I mentioned to our daughter that I was considering painting a Fi-156 to match the one at our local Air Museum, in Mussolini's military scheme, she balked at the idea of using the Italian Fascist symbol, even for scale accuracy on a model. Too many people these days don't seem to be able to separate the use of the symbol as part of historical modeling, from endorsing the philosophies embraced by said governments.
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Originally posted by Hoomi View PostI can understand why the swastika isn't included on some models. When I mentioned to our daughter that I was considering painting a Fi-156 to match the one at our local Air Museum, in Mussolini's military scheme, she balked at the idea of using the Italian Fascist symbol, even for scale accuracy on a model. Too many people these days don't seem to be able to separate the use of the symbol as part of historical modeling, from endorsing the philosophies embraced by said governments.
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Originally posted by Hoomi View PostI can understand why the swastika isn't included on some models. When I mentioned to our daughter that I was considering painting a Fi-156 to match the one at our local Air Museum, in Mussolini's military scheme, she balked at the idea of using the Italian Fascist symbol, even for scale accuracy on a model. Too many people these days don't seem to be able to separate the use of the symbol as part of historical modeling, from endorsing the philosophies embraced by said governments.AMA 424553
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Originally posted by RRHandy View Post
Brain wash the children, you control the population.AMA 1102566
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Hey Starfox, LX has a YF-23 and the airframe kit is on sale right now for a decent price. If you retrofitted it with Freewing EDFs/servos, it would probably do pretty well: https://www.bananahobby.com/7-ch-bli...f-jet-kit.html
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Originally posted by F106DeltaDart View PostHey Starfox, LX has a YF-23 and the airframe kit is on sale right now for a decent price. If you retrofitted it with Freewing EDFs/servos, it would probably do pretty well: https://www.bananahobby.com/7-ch-bli...f-jet-kit.html
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Originally posted by xviper View PostI had this same model (kit) from Find-Hobby. I put in the fan units and ESCs from Freewing (counter-rotating). Unfortunately, the plane was very unstable. After putting in a gyro, it was still so unstable that it was a real butt clencher to fly. I had 1/2 dozen flights on it and after the last landing, which broke the nose retract and snapped a V-tail off, I stripped it down and gave it away to a friend who fixed it for a static model. It looked really cool on the ground and even in the air when it wasn't darting all over the place, but something about the design when scaled down to a model, made it nearly impossible and not very enjoyable to fly. Maybe Freewing could design one that can fly better.
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Originally posted by xviper View PostI had this same model (kit) from Find-Hobby. I put in the fan units and ESCs from Freewing (counter-rotating). Unfortunately, the plane was very unstable. After putting in a gyro, it was still so unstable that it was a real butt clencher to fly. I had 1/2 dozen flights on it and after the last landing, which broke the nose retract and snapped a V-tail off, I stripped it down and gave it away to a friend who fixed it for a static model. It looked really cool on the ground and even in the air when it wasn't darting all over the place, but something about the design when scaled down to a model, made it nearly impossible and not very enjoyable to fly. Maybe Freewing could design one that can fly better.
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Originally posted by Valkpilot View Post
When I first saw it, it went to #2 on my "bucket list", after the Valk, of course. But when I looked at the video review, it seemed like they were trying to fit 10 lbs of manure into a 5 lb bag. And it looked like the landing gear was as flimsy as the Valk's was, even though it was two different companies. And in Realflight, it was like trying to fly a leaf. I bet the LX Blackbird is the same way. And from many of the reviews I've read of LX products, there's not much room for batteries and RXs.
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Originally posted by xviper View PostI have a feeling that LX makes many of the BlitzRCWorks models for Banana Hobby. Some are good, while many are not. LX caters to the low end market where hobbyists are attracted to the low price and really "neat" looking models. You gotta give them top marks for web appeal.
For the record, the F-117 lasted all of 10 seconds trying to take off before smashing into a chain link fence. But boy did she look pretty for those 10 seconds!
My YouTube RC videos:
https://www.youtube.com/@toddbreda
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LX is always extra weird to me because it’s very hard to judge how well their individual airframes will fly. It’s a strange mix of what works versus what needs a complete redo. Their Wildcat is great pretty much out of the box. Some, like their B-25, need only minor upgrades to be great models. The majority, like their F-117, are great flyers if you totally re-engineer them. I put electric retracts, added a spar, and an FMS EDF in mine and it’s a real sweet flyer! Then there is the last category, the un-attainables. I’ve owned their F-4, F-35, and yes, I actually did own the YF-23. I just thought it was my crappy piloting skills that were the problem! I guess it wasn’t just me. All these machines plus the PAK-50, B-2 and a few others have huge 70+ page threads on RCG with few successful flights despite extensive mods and improvements. It’s just a shame they haven’t strived to improve their standards over the years like every other manufacturer. They do make some beautiful models.
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